China News Service, September 19, According to Taiwan's United Daily News, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan on the 18th, and the Huadong area was severely damaged. Two bridges were broken and three houses collapsed, including the collapse of Yuli Convenience Store in Hualien County and the collapse of Gaoliao Bridge in Yuli Town. The latest data from the Taiwan Disaster Response Center pointed out that as of 11 p.m. on the 18th, the earthquake caused 1 death and 142 injuries, including 76 people in Hualien County and 255 people in Taitung County.
Hualian Yuliu Bridge across Xiuguluan Creek was broken. A small truck and locomotive fell under the bridge with the broken bridge. Fortunately, three people were slightly injured. Photo source: Taiwan's United Daily News Photo by Ji Xiangru
Taiwan Disaster Response Center said that there were 15 major disasters in this earthquake, including a three-story building in Section 2 Zhongshan Road, Yuli Town collapsed, 4 people were slightly injured; Gaoliao Bridge collapsed, 1 truck and 2 motorcycles on the bridge fell, and 3 people were slightly injured; the ceiling of the indoor basketball court on the 5th floor of the Bade Sports Center in Taoyuan collapsed, and 1 person was slightly injured.
In addition, the "Ziqiang" train at Dongli Railway Station derailed, the connecting corridor of Chunri Primary School collapsed, the houses of Tianxuan Daoyuan collapsed, and the Luntian Bridge collapsed; the Liushishishan industrial road in Fuli Township collapsed, and the Chikeshan road in Yuli Town collapsed.
Disaster Response Center pointed out that the strong earthquake in Hualien on the 18th caused casualties. As of 11 pm on the 18th, 142 injuries were caused, including 76 people in Hualien County, 55 people in Taitung County, 4 people in Kaohsiung City, 2 people in New Taipei City, 2 people in Taoyuan City, 2 people in Pingtung County, and 1 person in Chiayi County. Most of the injured people seek medical treatment on their own and included in the calculation.
earthquake also caused water and power outages in many places in Huadong area, with 21,834 households outages and 5,442 households outages; some areas of Railway are still waiting to be opened to traffic, including the single-line section of Dongli-Dongzhu room, the route between Hualien-Taidong is not connected, the Yuli-Ruiyuan room tram line failure, and the Yuli-Ruiyuan room tram line failure.
Highway part, the Lianwai Road in Chike Mountain and Liushishishan, Hualien County has seriously collapsed, and most people are trapped in the mountainous areas. The "General Highway Administration" mobilized 8 excavators and 7 trucks to support disaster relief, actively assisted Hualien County in accelerating the opening and assisted the people to get out of the disaster as soon as possible.
"Fire Department" pointed out that this disaster relief dispatched 751 police and hospitalization personnel, 5 helicopters, 120 vehicles of various types, and 8 search and rescue dogs; a total of 8 people in Taitung County were evacuated, and a total of 2 shelters were opened in Taitung County and Hualien County, with 30 people in the number of people in Taitung County.
【Editor: Ji Xiang】
